Ivan Dixon, 76, actor and director
Ivan Dixon, 76, an actor, director and producer best known for his role as Kinchloe in the television series Hogan's Heroes , has died.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ivan Dixon, 76, an actor, director and producer best known for his role as Kinchloe in the television series
Hogan's Heroes
, has died.
Mr. Dixon died Sunday at a Charlotte hospital after suffering a hemorrhage and from complications from kidney failure, said his daughter, Doris Nomathande Dixon.
Mr. Dixon began his acting career on Broadway, but was probably best known for the role of U.S. Staff Sgt. James Kinchloe on Hogan's Heroes, a satire set in a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. Kinchloe, in charge of electronic communications, could mimic German officers on the radio or phone.
Mr. Dixon also earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the CBS Playhouse special The Final War of Olly Winter.
In addition to acting on television, he directed hundreds of episodic shows, including The Waltons, The Rockford Files, Magnum, P.I. and In the Heat of the Night.
Mr. Dixon leaves, in addition to his daughter, his wife of 53 years, Berlie Dixon, and a son, Alan Kimara Dixon.